AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ slid 2.19% to $113.67 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.02% to 7,209.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.62% to 49,652.14.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

AFLAC Inc. closed 4.74% short of its 52-week high of $119.32, which the company reached on February 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.60% to $290.58, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 1.44% to $80.10, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 1.37% to $74.80.

Trading volume (4.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 30, 2026.

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